From owner-freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 22 06:40:24 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-i386@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E81116A417 for ; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:40:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BA4F43D49 for ; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:40:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k9M6eN10071454 for ; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:40:23 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k9M6eNX2071447; Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:40:23 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:40:23 GMT Message-Id: <200610220640.k9M6eNX2071447@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-i386@FreeBSD.org From: Remko Lodder Cc: Subject: Re: i386/104670: The screen irreversibly scrambles when X is initiated. X-BeenThere: freebsd-i386@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Remko Lodder List-Id: I386-specific issues for FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:40:24 -0000 The following reply was made to PR i386/104670; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Remko Lodder To: Nicholas Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/104670: The screen irreversibly scrambles when X is initiated. Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 08:36:24 +0200 >> Description: > I have a toshiba Satellite, Intel Celeron M 1.6GH, 448MB RAM, ATI chipset (graphix, audio, and other stuff), and 40GB harddrive. I have FreeBSD 6.1 installed as a dual-boot with Windows XP Pro SP2. I have successfully installed the operating system and am able to use the command line. The problem is when I try to initiate the X server (kdm, xdm, Xorg, xinit, etc...) the screen goes blank as if to show the window manager, but when it comes back on it is all scrambled to the point where nothing can be seen except for a scrambled square in the middle of the screen which is the mouse. When I try to go back to the command line (ctrl+alt+backspace) the screen changes from the first scrambles and displays a whole new set of scrambles. The only way to see even the command line again is to reboot the entire machine. I used a certain command (can't remember) with Xorg to generate 'xorg.conf.new' in '/root'. I can see that there is an ATI driver being initiated with X. I have no ide a wh > at to do. I have very little experience with *nix based OS's. >> How-To-Repeat: > Type 'xinit' in the command line. >> Fix: > First of all thanks for taking the time to write this down! Sadly this is not a problem, but a userquestion (The big difference is that other might already have solved this, while problems need to be fixed by the developer team); but lets give it a try anyway ( I WILL close the PR though and refer you to http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions . Starting X implies "startx" and not "xinit". Startx by default gives you a very simple window manager (if nothing else had been installed and/or configured to startup) but it is at least a start. Try it and you will see, please defer to the mailinglist i pointed out for more questions on the subject. Goodluck! Cheers, remko -- Kind regards, Remko Lodder ** remko@elvandar.org FreeBSD ** remko@FreeBSD.org /* Quis custodiet ipsos custodes */